Fall can be a time we get "out of balance" - busy schedules, blustery weather and temperature changes, family holidays, chaos and unkindness in the world at large. How can out practice help our minds to be clear so we can keep perspective, and see ourselves and others clearly and with compassion, even when challenge is required?

From Jack Kornfield and William Butler Yates, a bit of very yogic wisdom: With equanimity [upekshanam in Sanskrit] we can see clearly. We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather round us, that they may see their own images, and so live for a moment with a clearer perhaps even a fiercer life because of our quiet.

Happy exploring!

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Misha Butot RCSW, ERYT 500 is a longtime clinical social worker and senior yoga teacher living in Victoria, BC